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Mediastinal masses are discussed in more detail in Mediastinal masses.
Here is just a brief overview. #Diagnosis
Mediastinal masses ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Differential # ... Table #Anterior
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential ... mass • Masses: Anterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #Widening #Differential ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
The mediastinum can be divided into an anterior, middle and posterior compartment, each with it's own
The mediastinum ... divided into an anterior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Anterior #Middle
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
The table lists ... the differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Differential
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
is thus either anterior ... proven to be an anterior ... mediastinal teratoma ... XRay #clinical #radiology ... #CXR
Azygoesophageal recess
The most important mediastinal line to look for is the azygoesophageal line, which borders the
most important mediastinal ... on most frontal CXRs ... summarized in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Displacement #Differential
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
enlargement The table ... vessels #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #HilarEnlargement ... #Enlargement #Differential
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Interstitial - Nodular ... Pulmonary #Diseases #Radiology ... Patterns #Lung #CXR ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
heart and other mediastinal ... The anterior and ... upper lobes join anteriorly ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled